Title
Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Landscape Maintenance - Z-TA-5-15 (Ordinance G-6868)
Description
Request to hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment Z-TA-5-15 and to request that City Council approve Z-TA-5-15 as proposed which amends portions of Chapters 5 (Development Review Procedures) and 7 (Development Standards of General Applicability) of the Zoning Ordinance to address landscape maintenance.
Report
Summary
Application: Z-TA-5-15
Proposal: Request to amend Chapter 5, Section 507.I. (Guidelines For Design Review - Review of technical documents) and Section 507.K. (Effect of development review approval), amend Chapter 5, Section 507 Tab A.I.B.1. (Urban Design Principles - Amenity/Comfort), Section 507 Tab A.I.G.2. (Urban Design Principles - Definition of Space), Section 507 Tab A.II.A.3.1.10 (Guidelines for Design Review - Site Design/Development - Landscape Architecture), add Section 507 Tab A.II.A.3.1.16 (Guidelines for Design Review - Site Design/Development - Landscape Architecture), amend Section 507 Tab A.II.A.3.2. (Guidelines for Design Review - Site Design/Development - Landscape Architecture), amend Section 507 Tab A.II.A.4. (Guidelines for Design Review - Site Design/Development - Open Space/Amenities), Section 507 Tab A.II.B.6.1 (Guidelines for Design Review - Building Design/Construction - Public Amenities/Environmental Protection), add Section 507 Tab A.II.C.1.9 (Guidelines for Design Review - Subdivision Design/Development - Streets/Circulation), amend Section 507 Tab A.II.C.4. (Guidelines for Design Review - Subdivision Design/Development - Open Space/Amenities), and amend Chapter 7, Section 703 (Landscaping, Fences and Walls) to add new subsection “E” to address landscape maintenance.
Applicant: City of Phoenix, Planning Commission
Representative: City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department
This text amendment responds to direction from the Phoenix City Council to update existing codes and ordinances to support the provision of trees and shade throughout Phoenix. The text amendment proposes several changes to Chapters 5 and 7 of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed changes can be generally classified as an enhancement of existing procedures, standards and the codification of best practices related to landscape plan submittals and landscape maintenance.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of Z-TA-5-15, per the Attachment E - Addendum A Staff Report Exhibit A language.
VPC Action: Informational presentations were provided through January and February of 2021, as reflected in Attachment C - VPC Informational Summary. The request was heard by all fifteen Village Planning Committees (VPCs) through April and May of 2021. Four VPCs recommended approval, seven VPCs recommended approval with additional language, three recommended approval with direction, and one made no recommendation due to lack of quorum, as reflected in Attachment D - VPC Recommendation Summary.
PC Action: The Planning Commission heard this case on June 3, 2021 and recommended Approval, per the language in Exhibit A of the Addendum A Staff Report by a vote of 8-0, as reflected in Attachment F - PC Summary.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Planning and Development Department.